The purpose of this study was to determine which of nine Piagetian tasks could function as a measure of a child's cognitive developmental readiness for reading and mathematics. Second, an attempt was made to identify patterns of acquisition of the component skills associated with seriation, classification, and conservation. (Author/BW)

The aim of this study was to test a hypothesis derived from the Cognitive Clarity Theory which compares Indian and non-Indian children in two localities of British Columbia. It was hypothesized that, in comparison with Indian children, the non-Indian children would show significantly superior performance on objective tests of cognitive clarity in…

Documented reports of four Canadian teachers' experiences in kindergarten emergent-literacy program to determine the following: (1) changes in classroom literacy activities; (2) difficult and easy program components; (3) students' capacity for literacy learning; and (4) project satisfaction. Concluded that researchers need to involve teachers when…